A quick glance at the Wikipedia entry for SKARLETT RIOT tells us that they’re a UK hard rock band formed around singer/model Skarlett. Again, another country represented on stage and a whole new type of [Read »]
Hailing from the Ukraine, IGNEA represent not only another country, but also a different metal genre than MartYriuM. Gone is the latex and evil witchery style, instead we have Helle Bogdanova’s very different take on [Read »]
MARTYRIUM from Malta have the honour of opening the ball at 18:30. So, completely unknown band in front of not very many people very early on a Tuesday evening. Ungrateful task. But, lo and behold, [Read »]
The band I’ve been looking forward to seeing the must tonight is KOBRA AND THE LOTUS. I went over some of the tunes of all of the bands on the bill on Spotify the past [Read »]
Many of you might already have wondered how we and other (smaller) publications manage to get the necessary accreditations that allow for us to enter the pit from where we take our photos. The way [Read »]
Right, it would seem that I’m destined to get very little sleep during this festival – even if I actually have a proper bed at a friend’s house. This morning, his f¤%&#% cat opens the door [Read »]
Oh, another glorious day in Copenhagen! I got to bed around 3 in the morning, and just before 7, my better half graciously calls me to arrange something practical two weeks from now. Brilliant! That’s [Read »]
COPENHAGEN, the capital of Denmark, has the royal palace, the Little Mermaid, the freetown of Christiania, and tons of other tourist attractions. Since 2010, there’s also been an attraction for the metal tourists: COPENHELL. The [Read »]
How could it go so wrong? How can one of the Big Four of thrash metal end up in this situation? I am certain that I wasn’t the only one who asked myself those questions [Read »]
It was always going to be something not to be missed. Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske back in HELLOWEEN. The pioneers of power metal didn’t disappoint. Opening with Halloween with both Michael and Kai present, [Read »]